Awards Season is Heating Up - IDEA Deadline Approaches

Can you feel it? We are officially in the thick of awards season and with all those deadlines looming, it's important to keep your dates in order.

The next major program deadline coming up is for the International Design Excellence Awards. Their late deadline for entry is February 25th. While you'll pay a bit more for the privilege of the late entry, all the recognition, glory and bragging rights are still up for grabs to everyone who enters.

If you're curious about what won the judges over in years past, the IDSA website has 12 year's of winners online. You can also check out our favorite winners from 2012 and 2011. Then, imagine what it would feel like to see your work featured there, and go enter!

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